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Dawn McGinnis

Huntley

Summary

Dynamic Project Manager, adept at cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving. Successfully led complex projects, aligning business goals with stakeholder needs. Proven leadership in managing diverse teams and delivering quality outcomes, leveraging strong skills in functional requirements gathering and project management to drive success.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Project & Program Management Senior Consultant II

Allstate
12.2017 - Current


  • Work with the state team, legal, pricing, contract & underwriting to align project objectives with business goals, confirm legal requirements and write project requirements
  • Adapt quickly to changes, maintain flexibility in approach and deliverables and work with the team to come up with a solution that works for everyone.
  • Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring quality outcomes for all stakeholders.
  • Build Strong Relationships with diverse cross-functional teams to achieve common goals, provide problem-solving efforts, mitigate risks and drive project success.
  • Serve as the business liason for technology stakeholders to provide clarity and align on project requirements, provide feedback on testing/demos and ensure the project is implemented successfully

Project Manager, Transition Planning

Sears Holdings Company
03.2012 - 12.2017


  • Led Cross Functional teams of merchants, inventory, procurement, visual, signing, loss prevention, finance and store operations along with other key functional areas to insure seamless execution of all re-merchandising projects
  • Scheduled and lead weekly transition meetings with cross functional team members to ensure all parties follow the established timeline
  • Coordinated and managed all calendar activity for assigned business units
  • Partnered with Store Operations on weekly labor hour budgets and provide weekly payroll hours for resource planning accuracy

Education

Associate of Arts - Management

McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL

Skills

  • Functional & Business Requirements gathering
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Project Management
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Problem-solving
  • MS office

Timeline

Project & Program Management Senior Consultant II

Allstate
12.2017 - Current

Project Manager, Transition Planning

Sears Holdings Company
03.2012 - 12.2017

Associate of Arts - Management

McHenry County College
Dawn McGinnis